CN101834383B - Panel connector assembly - Google Patents

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CN101834383B
CN101834383B CN2010101134537A CN201010113453A CN101834383B CN 101834383 B CN101834383 B CN 101834383B CN 2010101134537 A CN2010101134537 A CN 2010101134537A CN 201010113453 A CN201010113453 A CN 201010113453A CN 101834383 B CN101834383 B CN 101834383B
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
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    • H01R13/748—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using one or more screws
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
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    • H01R13/6215—Bolt, set screw or screw clamp using one or more bolts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6581—Shield structure
    • H01R13/6582—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
    • H01R13/743—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means integral with the housing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
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    • Y10S439/939—Electrical connectors with grounding to metal mounting panel

Abstract

A panel connector assembly configured to be mounted to a panel (106) which has a connector opening (200) through the panel and extending from front side (116) of the panel to rear side (118) of the panel, is provided. The connector assembly includes a panel connector (104), configured to pass through the connector opening and to be inserted from the front side of the panel. The panel connector includes a flange (202) joggled with the front side of the panel, and is matched with a peripheral connector (102) arranged on the front side of the panel. A mounting bracket (210) may be joggled with the rear side of the panel, and is provided with a securing hole (300) may be aligned with the securing hole (206) arranged in the panel for receiving a securing member (208) of the peripheral connector. The panel connector is provided with a protruding portion (222) joggled to the rear of the mounting bracket, such that the mounting bracket and the panel are held between the protruding portion and the flange.

Description

Panel connector assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector that is installed to the panel of electric equipment or system.
Background technology
Known electrical system and equipment generally include along the panel of electrical system or equipment or perisporium, the panel-mount connector of arranging as the perisporium of portable computer.For example, some equipment can comprise the exterior panel of the equipment of being arranged in or the socket connector on the base plate.The peripheral connector that is coupled to external equipment can cooperate with this panel mounting receptacle connector, so that at this ancillary equipment with hold and realize between the electronic equipment of this panel mounting receptacle connector being communicated with.This periphery connector can comprise and passes the received plug end of panel mounting receptacle connector, to set up the conductivity path between this periphery connector and this socket connector.This mating surface of this socket connector can be close to this panel arrangement of this electric equipment.
Some known panel-mount connectors are fixed to panel by snap into engagement.For example, panel-mount connector can be installed on the panel by connector being inserted into the opening that passes panel.This connector can insert from the front side of panel, and it is the outside of this equipment.The jerk finger shaped part of connector or extension can be inserted into this connector in the panel opening from the front side.But in case connector is inserted in the opening, the jerk finger shaped part that these are same or extension will stop connector to be moved out of from this opening.The size of this connector is suitable for being coupled in this opening, and it can not have the shape of cross section bigger than this opening.For example, the mating surface of connector is not more than the opening of this panel.If this mating surface is bigger than this panel opening, connector can not be inserted in the panel by the front side.Like this, known front side inserting surface board mount connector does not comprise installation ear or other element near mating surface, and these elements will make this periphery connector and panel-mount connector be fixed together.On the contrary, this periphery connector only is disposed in the panel-mount connector.This periphery connector can optionally be moved out of from panel-mount connector, connects thereby make to disconnect between the connector.Therefore, be necessary to provide a kind of forward direction inserting surface board mount connector, it can cooperate securely to prevent inadvertently to disconnect between the connector with peripheral connector.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, panel connector assembly is configured for and is installed on the panel, and this panel has the connector opening that passes this panel and extend to the rear side of this panel from the front side of this panel.This panel connector assembly comprises the panel connector, and it is configured for from the front side insertion of this panel and passes this connector opening.This panel connector have can with the flange of the front side of this panel engagement, and this panel connector can match with peripheral connector in the front side of this panel.The engagement of the rear side of mounting bracket and this panel, and it has the fixing hole of aiming at the fixing hole that is positioned at panel, is used for the fixed part of this periphery connector of reception.This panel connector has protuberance, and it is configured to mesh the rear portion of this mounting bracket, thereby this mounting bracket and this panel are remained between this protuberance and the flange.
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Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the panel connector assembly that obtains according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of connector assembly shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the back perspective view of connector assembly shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 4 is the decomposition view according to the panel connector assembly of optional embodiment formation.
Fig. 5 is another decomposition view of connector assembly shown in Figure 4.
Fig. 6 is the back perspective view of connector assembly shown in Figure 4.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the panel connector assembly 100 that obtains according to an embodiment.Connector assembly 100 as shown in Figure 1 comprises the peripheral connector 102 that cooperates with panel connector 104.This periphery connector 102 is arrived one or more ancillary equipment (not shown) by electronics coupled.Panel connector 104 is connected to equipment 108.Peripheral connector 102 and panel connector 104 match, so that realize telecommunications between this ancillary equipment and equipment 108.Only by way of example, this periphery connector 102 can be connected to antenna equipment, as portable antenna or RF antenna, panel connector 104 can be connected to computer equipment simultaneously, as global positioning system (GPS) equipment, broadcasting equipment, handheld computer device such as PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone, automatic remote messaging device, WiFi equipment, WiMax equipment, data equipment etc.Except the miscellaneous equipment these listed above also can be connected with peripheral connector 102 or panel connector 104.
Panel connector 104 is installed to the panel 106 of equipment 108.In one embodiment, panel connector 104 is panel-mount connectors that forward direction inserts.For example, panel connector 104 can be inserted into connector opening 200 (as shown in Figure 2) thereby the interior panel 106 of being installed to by the front side 116 of panel connector 104 being passed panel 106.But the part of the outside of panel 106 indication equipments 108 or inwall or the diapire of equipment 108.For example, this panel can comprise relative front side and rear side 116,118, the wherein part of the outer surface of these front side 116 forming devices 108, and the part on the surface, inside of these rear side 118 forming devices 108.In one embodiment, panel 106 can be provided for the support structure of panel-mount connector such as panel connector 104, but is not provided for the conductivity path of data-signal communication such as power or communication signal.As shown in Figure 1, peripheral connector 102 matches with panel connector 104 from the front side 116 of panel 106.For example, peripheral connector 102 can be by cooperating direction 120 that peripheral connector 102 is moved towards the front side 116 of panel 106 and matching with panel connector 104.
Equipment 108 comprises the substrate 110 with conducting path 112.For example, substrate 110 can be embedded in the printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein this conducting path 112 is such as comprising the conduction route.Panel connector 104 is electrically connected to conducting path 112 by one or more cables 114.Conducting path 112 and cable 114 make to be realized communicating by letter with panel connector 104 by peripheral connector 102 between ancillary equipment (not shown) and the equipment 108.
Fig. 2 is the decomposition view of connector assembly 100.Panel 106 comprises connector opening 200, and panel connector 104 passes this opening and is loaded.For example, panel connector 104 can be installed to panel 106 by panel connector 104 is inserted into from the front side 116 of panel 106 on the direction parallel with cooperating direction 120 in the connector opening 200.Connector opening 200 passes panel 106 and 116 extends to rear side 118 from the front side.In case be inserted in the connector opening 200, panel connector 104 can be aimed at connector opening 200.For example, the mating surface 204 of panel connector 104 can be aimed at respect to connector opening 200 on the direction parallel with cooperating direction 120.Mating surface 204 can be aimed at connector opening 200, thereby makes mating surface 204 and connector opening 200 extend jointly, and panel 106 forms the framework of mating surface 204.In schematic embodiment, the mating surface 204 of panel connector 104 is interface, and the plug end 236 of peripheral connector 102 is passed this interface and is received, so that peripheral connector 102 matches with panel connector 104.Plug end 236 can be received in the panel connector 104 by plug end 236 is passed connector opening 200 from the front side 116 of panel 106.Alternatively, panel connector 104 can be received in the peripheral connector 102.For example, panel connector 104 can comprise the plug end in the mating surface that is received in peripheral connector 102.Mating surface 204 can be coplanar with front side 116 or the rear side 118 of panel 106.Alternatively, mating surface 204 can protrude out out and exceeds front side 116 from equipment 108.In another embodiment, mating surface 204 depressions are advanced in the equipment 108 and are surpassed rear side 118.Alternatively, mating surface 204 can be disposed between front side and the rear side 116,118.
In schematic embodiment, panel 106 comprises and passes panel 106 and 116 fixing holes 206 that extend to rear side 118 from the front side.The fixed part 208 of ancillary equipment 102 is all designed to receive in the size of fixing hole 206 and position with respect to connector opening 200.For example, fixed part 208 can comprise threaded fastener, and it is secured together peripheral connector 102 and panel connector 104.In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, fixing hole 206 is through hole.Alternatively, fixing hole 206 can be screwed hole, and the threaded fastener of its engages fixed parts 208 is to be fixed to panel 106 with peripheral connector 102.In another embodiment, fixing hole 206 can not have thread surface, but its size is suitable for meshing the threaded fastener of the fixed part 208 of peripheral connector 102.
Connector assembly 100 comprises mounting bracket 210.This mounting bracket 210 is basic flat structure, and it comprises panel side 214 and connector side 216 in illustrative examples.Mounting bracket 210 is formed the axle collar of determining connector opening 220 boundaries.In one embodiment, mounting bracket 210 is fixed to the rear side 118 of panel 106 with panel connector 104, and peripheral connector 102 is fixed to the front side 116 that is in the panel 106 of the relation of being connected with panel connector 104.Behind the connector opening 200 in panel connector 104 is inserted into panel 106, mounting bracket 210 can be arranged around panel connector 104.When connector for substrate 104 is inserted in the connector opening 200 from cooperating direction 120 towards the front side 116 of panel 106 face to face, mounting bracket 210 can be from relative direction 226 towards panel 106 rear side 118 and arranging around panel connector 104.
Panel connector 104 comprises at least part of shielding part 218 that centers on the body 238 of connector 104.But shielding part 218 electrical couplings are to the ground connection reference of substrate 110 (as shown in Figure 1), with electric screen panel connector 104.Shielding part 218 comprises a plurality of protuberances 222 that protrude out close body 238 from shielding part 218 forward.In schematic embodiment, each protuberance 222 is the cantilever beam that extends between shielding part 218 and end face 224.Protuberance 222 can provide panel connector 104 is remained on clamping (snap-in) fixed form in the connector opening 200.For example, the end face 224 of protuberance 222 can separate with the body 238 of connector 104, thereby makes protuberance 222 prevent that panel connector 104 from passing connector opening 200 and remove from panel 106 in the direction 226 relative with cooperating direction 120.Be inserted in the panel 106 along with panel connector 104 passes connector opening 200 in cooperation direction 120, protuberance 222 can be towards body 238 skews of panel connector 104.Panel connector 104 pass connector opening 200 be inserted into above protuberance 222 no longer with panel 106 position contacting after, protuberance 222 can be returned to not deviation post.So, need not protuberance 222 is offset towards body 238, protuberance 222 just can prevent that panel connector 104 from passing connector opening 200 in direction 226.
Shielding part 218 also comprises the flange of arranging near mating surface 204 202.Flange 202 can protrude out out from panel connector 104 on the direction parallel with mating surface 204.When connector for substrate 104 is inserted in the connector opening 200 face to face, the front side 116 of flange 202 engagement panels 106.But the front side 116 of flange 202 touch panels 106 is passed connector opening 200 and is removed towards the rear side 118 of panel 106 to prevent panel connector 104.For example, flange 202 can prevent that panel connector 104 is being removed from panel 106 on the direction that cooperates direction 120.
The end face 224 of flange 202 and protuberance 222 can be separated gap 228 separate coming.Separation gap 228 can be along neatly arranging (be measured) perpendicular to flange 202 or the direction that is parallel to the upper face 230 of panel connector 104.In one embodiment, the size of separation gap 228 roughly adds that with plate thickness 232 mounting bracket thickness 234 is identical.Plate thickness 232 is the thickness at the panel 106 that records perpendicular to the front side of panel 106 and rear side 116,118 direction.Mounting bracket thickness 234 is the thickness at the mounting bracket 210 that records perpendicular to the opposite side 214 of mounting bracket 210,216 direction.
Fig. 3 is the back perspective view of connector assembly 100.For panel connector 104 is fixed to panel 106, panel connector 104 is inserted in the connector opening 200 from cooperating direction 120, inserts up to protuberance 222 to surpass panel 106.Then, mounting bracket 210 226 is disposed on the panel connector 104 the other way around.In schematic embodiment, mounting bracket 210 226 moves in the opposite direction, meshes the rear side 118 of panels 106 up to the panel side 214 of mounting bracket 210.Alternatively, can between the panel side 214 of the rear side 118 of panel 106 and mounting bracket 210, liner or other element be set.In the time of on mounting bracket 210 is arranged top panel connector 104, the connector side 216 engageable panel connectors 104 of mounting bracket 210.For example, mounting bracket 210 can be maintained between the end surface 224 and panel 106 of protuberance 222.Protuberance 222 can provide plug-in to connect to keep mounting bracket 210.Similar with the insertion of panel connector 104 in panel 106, along with mounting bracket 210 is disposed on the panel connector 104, protuberance 222 can be towards 104 skews of panel connector.In case mounting bracket 210 be moved enough away from protuberance 222, protuberance 222 can be returned to not deviation post, so that mounting bracket 210 is fixed between protuberance 222 and the panel 106.But protuberance 222 mounting brackets 210, thereby make connector opening 200,220 (as shown in Figure 2) relative to each other be aligned with each other.In schematic embodiment, mounting bracket 210 meshes protuberance 222 and panel 106 simultaneously.For example, when the connector side 216 of mounting bracket 210 meshes the end surface 224 of protuberances 222, the rear side 118 of the panel side 214 engageable panels 106 of mounting bracket 210.
As described above like that, the separation gap 228 (as shown in Figure 2) between the end surface 224 of flange 202 (as shown in Figure 2) and protuberance 222 is roughly identical with panel 106 and mounting bracket 210 both thickness 232,234 sums.In one embodiment, end surface 224 engageable mounting brackets 210 to be being fixed on panel connector 104 in the panel 106, thereby make panel connector 104 be maintained at the position that mating surface 204 (as shown in Figure 2) and connector opening 200 (as shown in Figure 2) in the panel 106 align.
Mounting bracket 210 comprises the fixing hole 300 of the fixed part 208 that receives peripheral connector 102.Fixing hole 300 can be the axially aligned screwed hole of fixing hole 206 (as shown in Figure 2) with panel 106.Alternatively, fixing hole 300 can not be screw-type, but its size is suitable for meshing the screw thread fixed part 208 of ancillary equipment 102.In order to guarantee that ancillary equipment 102 and panel connector 104 are in matching relationship, when ancillary equipment 102 cooperated with panel connector 104, fixed part 208 is extensible to be passed in the panel 106 fixing hole 206 and extends in the fixing hole 300 of mounting bracket 210.Fixed part 208 can be rotated to form screw-threaded engagement between one or more fixing hole 206 (as shown in Figure 2), 300 of fixed part 208 and panel 106 and/or mounting bracket 210.This engagement can apply the power of the direction parallel with rightabout 226 at mounting bracket 210.For example, fixed part 208 and fixing hole 206,300 can promote mounting bracket 210 towards the rear side 118 of panel 106.Engagement between fixed part 208 and the fixing hole 206,300 can prevent that ancillary equipment 102 from separating from panel connector 104.
Fig. 4 is the decomposition view of the panel connector assembly 400 that obtains according to optional embodiment.Connector assembly 400 is similar to connector assembly 100 shown in Figure 1.For example, connector assembly 400 can comprise the panel connector 404 on the panel 406 of the equipment of being installed to 408.In one embodiment, panel connector 404 is the panel-mount connector of forward direction insertion.Connector assembly 400 comprises peripheral connector 402, and this periphery connector 402 matches with panel connector 404 so that realize communicating by letter between ancillary equipment (not shown) and equipment 408.Equipment 408 comprises panel 406, and wherein panel connector 404 is installed on this panel 406.Equipment 408 also comprises the substrate 410 with conducting path 412.Substrate 410 can comprise the printed circuit board (PCB) with transmission line.The cable 414 of panel connector 404 is installed to substrate 410, with the guiding path of offeing telex between panel connector 404 and conducting path 412.
Panel 406 comprises relative front side and rear side 424,426, and has the connector opening 416 that extends through panel 406.Front side 424 can be the outer surface of equipment 408, and rear side 426 can be the surface, inside of equipment 408.Panel connector 404 comprises mating surface 420, and this mating surface 420 receives the plug end 422 of peripheral connector 402 to cooperate peripheral connector 402 and panel connector 404.Panel connector 404 is installed on the panel 406, thereby makes the mating surface 420 of panel connector 404 aim at connector opening 416.For example, mating surface 420 can extend jointly with connector opening 416, thereby makes this mating surface 420 be configured in the connector opening 416 by panel 406.Alternatively, mating surface 420 can be disposed between front side and the rear side 424,426, thereby makes in the plane that is limited by front side 424 or rear side 426, mating surface 420 less than or greater than connector opening 416.The plug end 422 of peripheral connector 402 is passed connector opening 416 and is inserted to match with panel connector 404.Alternatively, panel connector 404 can be received in the peripheral connector 402.For example, panel connector 404 can comprise the plug end in the mating surface that is received in peripheral connector 402.Mating surface 420 can be coplanar with front side 424 or the rear side 426 of panel 406.Alternatively, mating surface 420 can protrude out equipment 408 and surpass front side 424.In another embodiment, mating surface 420 is recessed in the equipment 408 and surpasses rear side 426.
Panel 406 comprises the fixing hole of arranging with respect to connector opening 416 418, with the fixed part 428 that receives peripheral connector 402.Panel connector 404 comprises the installation ear 430 that protrudes out from the opposite side 432,434 of mating surface 420.Panel connector 404 can comprise the installation ear 430 with the different numbers of embodiment shown in Figure 4.Ear 430 is installed can extend from the not homonymy of mating surface 420.Ear 430 is installed comprises panel side 448 and bracket side 450.In schematic embodiment, panel side and bracket side 448,450 are toward each other.Ear 430 is installed comprises the fixing hole 436 that extends to bracket side 450 from panel side 448, when connector for substrate 404 was installed on the panel 406 face to face, this fixing hole 436 aligned with the fixing hole 418 of panel 406.For example, the fixing hole 436 that ear 430 is installed can axially be aimed at the fixing hole 418 of panel 406.In one embodiment, the fixed part 428 of peripheral connector 402 comprises external threaded surface.For example, fixed part 428 can comprise the screw thread thumb screw.When peripheral connector 402 was fitted to each other mutually with panel connector 404, the fixing hole 436 in screw thread fixed part 428 field of conjugate action connector for substrate 404 was to be fixed to panel 406 with peripheral connector 402.Alternatively, the fixing hole 418 in the screw thread fixed part 428 engageable panels 406.In another embodiment, fixing hole 418 and fixing hole 436 both's engages fixed parts 428.
Panel connector 404 comprises the shielding part 438 of the body 440 of at least part of closure panel connector 404.Shielding part 438 can be electrically coupled to the ground connection reference of substrate 410 by cable 414, avoids electromagnetic interference with shielding panel connector 404.As shown in Figure 4, ear 430 is installed can form with shielding part 438, thereby makes installation ear and shielding part 438 form global facilities.Alternatively, ear 430 being installed can form respectively with shielding part 438.Shielding part 438 is included in the flange 442 that rightabout protrudes out from panel connector 404.Flange 442 can extend by the opposite side 444,446 from mating surface 420 on the direction parallel with the mating surface 420 of panel connector 404.Opposite side 444,446 can be transverse to sidepiece 432,434, ear 430 is installed protrudes out from it.For example, sidepiece 444,446 can be approximately perpendicular to sidepiece 432,434.
Fig. 5 is another decomposition view of connector assembly 400.The rear side 426 of panel 406 comprises mounting bracket 500,502.Alternatively, panel 406 can comprise mounting bracket 500 and not comprise mounting bracket 502.In the mounting bracket 500,502 one or more can form with panel 406, to form by panel 406 and corresponding mounting bracket 500,502 unitary body that constitute.Alternatively, one or more in the mounting bracket 500,502 can form respectively with panel 406.In schematic embodiment, mounting bracket 500 is arranged near the opposite side 504,506 of the connector opening 416 in the panels 406, and mounting bracket 502 is arranged transverse to the lateral sides 526 of mounting bracket 500 and close connector opening 416.Sidepiece 526 can be perpendicular to sidepiece 504,506.Mounting bracket 500,502 rear side 426 away from panel 406 on transverse to the direction of rear side 426 extends.For example, mounting bracket 500,502 can vertically protrude out from rear side 426.
The shape of mounting bracket 500 and layout are suitable for the installation ear 430 of receiving plane connector for substrate 404.For example, mounting bracket 500 can be connection leg 510 L shaped with the transverse leg 508 of mounting bracket 500 and mounting bracket 500, and wherein this transverse leg 508 is laterally extended away from rear side 426, and this connection leg 510 is coupled to and laterally extends from this transverse leg 508.In schematic embodiment, transverse leg 508 is basically perpendicular to rear side 426 and arranges, connection leg 510 is basically parallel to rear side 426 layouts simultaneously.Illustration A-A shows panel 406 that the line A-A in Fig. 5 obtains and the cross-sectional view of mounting bracket 500.Shown in illustration A-A, the connection leg 510 of mounting bracket 500 is separated from the rear side 426 of panel 406 by the groove 511 with groove width 512.When measuring perpendicular to the direction of the rear side 426 of panel 406, groove width 512 equals to be received in the thickness of the installation ear 430 in each groove 511 at least.For example, groove width 512 can be similar to identical at the thickness of the panel side that ear 430 is installed and the installation ear 430 between the bracket side 448,450.
The size of mounting bracket 502 and layout are suitable for a flange 442 (as shown in Figure 4) of receiving plane connector for substrate 404.For example, mounting bracket 502 can receive the flange in the bottom of arranging along the bottom side 444 (as shown in Figure 4) of the mating surface 420 (as shown in Figure 4) of panel connector 404 (as shown in Figure 4) 442.The cross-sectional view of mounting bracket 502 is shown in B-B illustration among Fig. 5.Similar to mounting bracket 500, mounting bracket 502 can be have transverse leg 514 and connection leg 516 L shaped, and wherein transverse leg 514 is laterally extended the rear side 426 away from panel 406, and connection leg 516 laterally extends from transverse leg 514.In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, transverse leg 514 is basically perpendicular to panel 406, and connection leg 516 is basically perpendicular to transverse leg 514 and is basically parallel to the rear side 426 of panel 406.Connection leg 516 is had the groove 517 of groove width 518 and is separated from the rear side 426 of panel 406.When measuring perpendicular to the direction of the rear side 426 of panel 406, groove width 518 equals the thickness of the flange 442 arranged along the bottom side 444 of panel connector 404 at least.For example, the thickness with flange 442 is identical substantially for groove width 518.
By will being installed, ear 430 is installed in the groove 511 that is provided by mounting bracket 500, and by the bottom side 444 (as shown in Figure 4) of flange 442 (as shown in Figure 4) along panel connector 404 is installed in the groove 517 that is provided by mounting bracket 502, panel connector 404 is installed to panel 406 along its rear side 426.By movable panel connector 404 on the direction 520 of the rear side 426 that is basically parallel to panel 406, panel connector 404 can be installed to panel 406.In case installation ear 430 is received in the groove 511 and flange in the bottom 442 is received in the groove 517, panel connector 404 will be installed to the rear side 426 of panel 406.Ear 430 and the reception of flange in the bottom 442 in mounting bracket 500,502 are installed prevent panel connector 404 disengaging from panel 406 on away from the direction of the rear side 426 of panel 406.
Mounting bracket 500 comprises the fixing hole 522 that is positioned at connection leg 510.Fixing hole 522 extends through connection leg 510.Fixing hole 522 can with panel 406 in fixing hole 418 (as shown in Figure 4) align.For example, on the direction of at least one in the front side 424 that is basically perpendicular to panel 406 and rear side 426 of the fixing hole 418 of panel 406 with mounting bracket 500 in fixing hole 522 axially aim at.Ear 430 is installed comprises fixing hole 524, it passes the bracket side 450 of ear 430 being installed and extending to installation ear 430 from the panel side 448 that ear 430 is installed.When connector for substrate 404 was installed on the panel 406 face to face, the fixing hole 524 that ear 430 is installed can align with the fixing hole 522 of mounting bracket 500 and the fixing hole 418 of panel 406.For example, axially aim on the direction of at least one of installing that the fixing hole 418 of the fixing hole 522 of fixing hole 524, mounting bracket 500 of ear 430 and panel 406 can be in the front side 424 that is basically perpendicular to panel 406 and the rear side 426.
Fig. 6 is the backside perspective view of connector assembly 400.The fixing hole 418 (as shown in Figure 4) of panel 406,524 (as shown in Figure 5), 522, installation ear 430 and mounting bracket 500 are aimed at respectively mutually, with the fixed part 428 that receives peripheral connector 402.As shown in Figure 6, by fixed part 428 being inserted in the fixing hole 418,524,522 one or more, can make peripheral connector 402 to be fixed on the panel 406 with panel connector 404 with keeping matching relationships.For example, fixed part 428 can be inserted in the fixing hole 418,524,522 by the front side 424 of panel 406.By the front side 424 towards panel 406 on cooperation direction 600 peripheral connector 402 is matched with panel connector 404, fixed part 428 can so be inserted in the fixing hole 418,524,522.Fixed part 428 can comprise external threaded surface, and one or more the comprised interior threaded surface in the fixing hole 418,524,522.These thread surface mesh that each other peripheral connector 402 is fixed on the panel 406, and prevent peripheral connector 402 from the matching relationship of panel connector 404 be separated from.Alternatively, the size of one or more in the fixing hole 418,524,522 is suitable for the external threaded surface of engages fixed parts 428, so that peripheral connector 402 is fixed to panel 406.

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1. panel connector assembly that is used for being installed to panel (106), wherein this panel has the connector opening (200) that passes this panel and extend to the rear side (118) of this panel from the front side (116) of this panel, and this connector assembly is characterised in that:
Panel connector (104), it is set to pass this connector opening for inserting from the front side of this panel, this panel connector comprises the flange (202) that meshes with the front side of this panel, and this panel connector cooperates with peripheral connector (102) at the place, front side of this panel; Mounting bracket (210) with the engagement of the rear side of this panel, this mounting bracket has the fixing hole (300) that can aim at the fixing hole (206) in this panel, to be used for receiving the fixed part (208) of this periphery connector, and this panel connector has protuberance (222), makes this mounting bracket and this panel be maintained between this protuberance and this flange thereby this protuberance is set to mesh the rear portion of this mounting bracket.
2. panel connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein this protuberance is cantilever beam, it provides the plug-in in the connector opening of this panel connector in this panel to fix.
3. panel connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein this mounting bracket comprises the ring set that limits this connector opening scope in described panel.
4. panel connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flange of this panel connector prevents that this panel connector from passing this connector opening and removing towards the rear side of this panel.
5. panel connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein this mounting bracket from the rear side of this panel around this panel connector and arrange.
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